While Hollywood still sits on top of a celluloid empire, TV
production is rapidly moving east. New York may not have the temperate
filming climate that Los Angeles boasts, but it does offer producers a
30 percent tax credit, instated in 2008, and of course the authentic New
York City backdrop against which many shows are set. This season, 23 prime-time series are being filmed in New York, up from a measly nine in 2006.

But flying a film crew out east and renting out a Brooklyn loft
doesn't ensure that a show will get the aura -- or the facts -- right. New
York shows have tried and failed to accurately portray New York City on
screen, often apparently because they were too busy collecting a
library of picturesque Central Park shots to pick up on the kinds of
food New Yorkers eat, how much rent they pay, the way they talk to their
neighbors, and the fact that most of us actually don't spend all that
much time in Central Park. We've rounded up our favorite Big Apple shows
and ranked them from realistic to laughable. Which city show do you
think is most representative of the real New York?